The Extra Mile Adventure

Name: Ryan Mueller
Role: Creator of TEMA, physical theater performer
Age: 24
Hometown: Berkeley

Who are you and what do you do?
I am a person who is all about making this life amazing for all of us by making a difference and rocking this world. I am a trained actor, although right now I have a part time job where I can work my own hours from home, so I have time for this project!

What is important to you in this world?
Inspiring and empowering others! Loving this life, having great friends that are doing incredible things, eating well, taking care of my body, freedom from the in secant thoughts we have, and enjoying this life moment by moment. Lets have some fun while we are here!

Your childhood dream; your adult dream?
My childhood dream was to be a famous actor, and my adult dream is to be an inspirational leader that speaks, teaches and performs to many, raising the quality of life for all.

What inspires you about TEMA and why are you contributing?
The Extra Mile Adventure is all about bringing great people together. It’s all about creating leadership opportunities for myself and others. It’s all about what is possible when that group of great people set out with a common goal. I wanted to create something that I was passionate about now. I realized I had been waiting, thinking, “Oh, WHEN I get to be THAT age or WHEN I have had THAT experience, or WHEN I have THAT much money, by golly THEN I will really go for it and follow a dream with all my heart” When I saw for myself that I was simply waiting for the goods to line up right infront of me, I stopped waiting and started creating. I wanted to create my own path, taking on something big that would in turn allow for others to create their own path along with me. From this creation, spin offs of creation have begun to swirl around.

What are you passionate about?
I am passionate about living an incredible life that is rich and light-hearted. I am passionate about being authentic, alive, inspiring and funny.

What is your favorite food?
A home cooked meal with fresh, local goods!

Have you ever left the country?
Western and Eastern Europe, Mexico, Central and South America.

What is your educational background?
Well, I began by attending pre-school, and graduated with appropriate grades all the way through college. I have achieved a Bachelor of Fine Art in Theatre with an emphasis in acting from UCSB. I like to think most of my education comes from experiences though, and those are many and varied.

Tell an extremely memorable moment.
I had been taking a course that was designed to bring you full force into your own power as a human being beyond your normal doubts, fear and abilities. I had just stepped out of a course where the teacher was talking about how “life happens now and now and now!!” and in the space of now, now and now, you can really harness your power to be. I was going to a fitness class after, so went to change my clothes, and as I took off my pants, it totally hit me. The fact that time was happening right now, at that moment, I found myself free from the past and future. Standing in my underwear, I had never felt more at ease and peace. That awareness lasted for 4 days and they were some of the best days of my life. Being in that space is more and more frequent, but that moment and those 4 days are unforgettable.

Tell us a joke.
What do you call a brown chicken having sex with a brown cow? Brown-chicken-brown-cow! (bow-chicka-bow-wow)